Title:Contested competences in the European UnionAuthor(s):FARRELL, Henry; HERITIER, AdrienneDate:2007Citation:West European politics, 2007, 30, 2, 227-243Type:ArticleAbstract:In this article, we set out an approach to European Union politics that seeks to explain its development using theories of institutional change. In contrast to dominant theories which assume that the Treaties, the governing ...